Sentences with phrase «not by major studios»

Not exact matches

It's not hard to see a path where the number of faith - based films financed by major studios increase.

Just three of the studio's 15 films received positive reviews from critics (and one of those, only by a nose), putting Universal in the bottom half among the major distributors in terms of quality — not surprising, given that its 2014 slate wasn't exactly deep in Oscar - worthy films.

The foreign market share percentages include only the seven major studios listed above, but the domestic market share percentages include all domestic box office figures, including releases by independent studios not included in this table.

Lionsgate's average Metascore — not very good to begin with — dropped by over 10 points last year, making it the only major studio to finish with a red score (and putting it well behind the other majors, as well as almost all of the smaller studios).

At the moment a direct movie adaptation of the comic can't be made by any film studio due to rights issues; several major characters who appear in the comic (including Hawkeye and the Incredible Hulk) are part of Marvel's Avengers film franchise, and therefore aren't available to be used as part of the X-Men movie franchise.

The Ridge Racer game for Sony's upcoming PlayStation Vita will be the product of a unique studio: one that was established not by one major publisher, but as part of a partnership between two.

Nochimson's article details the origins of this «eternal studio in the Eternal City» (it was movie - mad Mussolini's baby), its brief role as housing for people displaced by World War II, and its reemergence as a major site of spectacular movie projects, not only for Federico Fellini (whose La dolce vita, Amarcord, and And the Ship Sails On are just three of the many projects he filmed partly there) but also for Jean Renoir (The Golden Coach) and Bernardo Bertolucci (The Last Emperor).

Coogler is just the latest in an ongoing trend of indie directors (Colin Trevorrow, Josh Trank, etc.) who have been plucked by the studios to revive major Hollywood properties despite their lack of experience, though you wouldn't know it from watching «Creed.»

The behind - the - scenes action of Living in Oblivion is no exception, and although we've seen many films just like it in recent years, such as Mistress and The Big Picture, Tom DiCillo's (Double Whammy, Box of Moon Light) creation distinguishes itself by being about a independent filmmaking, not greatly influenced by the dictation of a major studio or bigwig producer, but by conflicts within the filmmaker himself.

There are a handful of major films, from Gravity to Avatar to Hugo, that have been aided enormously by being presented in this immersive format; however, for each Gravity, there are 10 Need for Speeds right behind, films that were post-converted to the 3D format not because they require it, but because the studios want to make a quick buck.

Of all the major horror franchises, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has been pretty poorly served despite being eight films in, and still filmmakers and studios can not move away from trying to give a definitive background on main antagonist Leatherface, a fact given credence by the eponymous title which, in any other franchise, would be seen as being definitive but this being the schizophrenic series that it is, this is the second movie in it to bear this title, the other being 1990s Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

With Hollywood studios backing away from even funding prestige awards films — this year the major Oscar players «Moonlight,» «La La Land,» «Manchester,» «Arrival» were all not funded by a studio — rumors of Hope and Price knocking on the door of $ 25 - 60 million films with an awards angle only seems like the natural next step.

Baker protégé Rob Bottin's work on that film was arguably equal to that of his mentor (who left Bottin in charge of The Howling «s effects after he exited the project for the bigger - budget American Werewolf), and yet the Academy couldn't even be bothered to nominate him (or, perhaps more likely, its members simply couldn't bring themselves to watch a low - budget horror movie not put out by a major studio).

«Lay the Favorite» Synopsis: A ditzy thirtysomething stripper - turned - cocktail - waitress (Rebecca Hall) becomes involved with a group of geeky fiftyish men who have found a way to work the sportsbook system in Las Vegas to their advantage What You Need To Know: Directed by Stephen Frears («The Grifters,» «The Queen» «Tamara Drewe «-RRB-, a filmmaker who has admittedly had a hit - and - miss career, but featuring a pretty much all - star cast of Bruce Willis (always good in the hands of a real filmmaker), Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta - Jones, Vince Vaughn, Laura Prepon and Joshua Jackson, it's hard not to be intrigued by a mid-sized dramedy that's not being made by either a major studio or a mid-sized indie.

That these kids were rejected by every university they applied to isn't nearly as surprising as a major studio accepting this shallow, underdeveloped idea for a comedy.

Not only are their favorite stories being administered regularly by the major studios, dominating multiplexes and displacing a more varied mainstream cinema, their inner psychologies are now being examined in indie movies and documentaries.

What she is not is a prepackaged product put together by the public relations firms that work for the major studios.

However, when the small independent film — which depends on its artistic appeal rather than wide commercial distribution by an MPAA member — is denied access, the playing field becomes unfair and uneven... Artistic accomplishments in film should not be compromised in an effort to protect the interests of the major studios.»

It's a film released by a major studio that doesn't see a gay character as a joke, a sidekick, or an outsider.

What is incredible is that it is a big budget film bankrolled by a major studio starring an A-list actor (John Travolta) and not some tax write - off.

By contrast, this year the major studios couldn't stop making bombastic threats.

Yeah, even if studios like to play the «let's stick movies we don't want to bank on in January» baloney, this year actually started with two female helmed major releases which we dug and has us excited for the year in movies not directed by dudes.

Unfortunately, because he was a nobody when starting out, he wouldn't have had much chance of being picked up by any of the major publishers, who are just like the studios in that they're extremely unwilling to take a chance on an unproven unknown.

While some would say being published by a major publishing house makes one a legitimate author and being independently published or self - published means you are not I would say that is like saying only a person who has a recording produced by a major studio can be claimed to be a singer.

Indie films are not backed by major film studios.

Okay, it's official — Apple not only knows how to generate hype for one of their signature product release events, they also know how to close out a keynote address: with a performance by a legendary rock band and the release of a major studio album... for free.

There were some major issues with the boss battles, as they were developed by a different studio, but you really can't nitpick since $ 20 is a steal for Human Revolution.

Now, what are the major VR games made by Sony studio that isn't from a 3rd party dev?

Color Field was arguably the first major art movement initiated by a woman, and that woman was not present, in her own studio, to watch the wheels start turning in the heads of two male artists who, let's face it, were competitors?

Hosted at Bullseye Projects in Portland's Pearl District, this biennial exhibition recognizes students and early - career artists who are rising through the ranks of kilnformed studio glass but are not yet represented by major commercial galleries.

Hosted at Bullseye Gallery, this biennial exhibition recognizes students and early - career artists who are rising through the ranks of kilnformed studio glass but are not yet represented by major commercial galleries.